1856 ARBORETUM AND FRUTICETUM. PART III. 
colour. The new evergreen Lucombe oaks are exceedingly rapid in 
their growth, and very hardy: they are most ornamental trees; and, 
for producing an immediate and permanent effect in parks, and on 
lawns, &c., they have no equal. Ihave seen several instances of their 
growing vigorously in bleak exposed situations, where the common oak 
and elm will not succeed: in the vicinity of the sea they grow with 
great luxuriance; and, in such situations, are equally valuable with the 
Q. Ilex. Isend you dimensions and specimens of our large trees of 
each of the three varieties. We propagate them by grafting, in the same 
manner as we do the old Lucombe oak. — Robert T. Pince. Exeter 
Nursery, April 4, 1837.” 
Mr. Pince remarks, in a subsequent letter, which accompanied some 
specimens of bark of all these varieties: —“ I wish particularly to call your 
attention to the specimens of bark of the varieties of the new evergreen 
Lucombe oaks, which I send you herewith. You will observe that they 
are very corky. The produce of hybrids often assimilates to one parent 
more than to another: and thus, in the varieties of the new Lucombe 
oak alluded to, there is a great assimilation to the male parent, Q. Suber, in 
the thickness and texture of the bark, the density of the wood, and the 
dark green, almost black, evergreen foliage; whilst, in the conical shape 
of the tree, and its rapid growth, the habits of the female parent are 
retained. — Id. April 20.” 
2 Q. C. 10 L. crispa, Q. Lucombedna 
crispa Hort., the new Lucombe Oak, 
(jig. 1715.) has the leaves somewhat 
curled at the edges, and the bark 
corky.. Fig. 1717.c shows the form 
of the leaf, in its natural size; and 
Jig. 1718. is a, portrait, by Mr. Gendall 
of Exeter, of the specimen tree in the : 
Exeter Nursery; which, 45 years planted, is 63 ft. high; and the 
diameter of the trunk, at 1 ft. from the ground, is 3 ft. The bark, 
from the specimens sent to us, bears a close external resemblance to 
that of the cork tree, and is above 1 in. thick. 
¢ Q. C.11 L. suberdsa, Q. L. suberdsa Hort., ( fig. 1717. a) has the leaves 
somewhat longer, and the bark double the thickness of the preceding 
variety ; the specimen sent us measuring 2in. in thickness. The 
